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The order for Boeing's 787s marks a new setback for Airbus in an intense battle for widebody orders as the European planemaker seeks to strengthen the order book for its upgraded A330neo passenger jet.
Kumar said he was upbeat about his new US role to build business for the F-15 programme the world over.
Major Indian carriers Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet were all in the red in the September.
The new technology is an example a broader shift in the industry’s focus towards production, as planemakers face the task of making good on a record order boom.
Boeing's 'Queen of the Skies' is the world's most easily recognized jetliner
Current and former Boeing employees described issues related to the angle of attack sensor and the anti-stall system called MCAS, which is unique to the Boeing 737 MAX plane.
The move comes a week after Boeing took the monumental step of temporarily shutting down MAX production because of the crisis, which has pushed the aircraft's return to the skies into 2020.
Boeing's 737 MAX is the newest version of a jet that has been a fixture of passenger travel for decades and the cash cow of the world's largest aircraft maker, competing against Airbus SE's A320neo family of single-aisle jetliners.
There were 371 of the 737 MAX family jets in operation before this week's groundings, led by China, according to Flightglobal.
Jet Airways and SpiceJet are the Indian carriers that fly Boeing 737 MAX and a total of six such planes are in operation in the country.
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